Classic
by AbuDhabiKat on 11/15/12Georgia Dome - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5March madness in November. Extraordinary excitement on every possession.
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Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball History
Michigan State University first fielded a men's basketball team in 1898, less than a decade after the sport's invention. By 1957, the school won its first Big Ten title and made its first appearance in the Final Four under coach Forrest "Forddy" Anderson. Michigan State won its first national championship under Jud Heathcote in 1979 when Earvin "Magic" Johnson helped lead the Spartans to a 75-64 victory over Larry Bird and the Indiana State Sycamores, in the most-watched men’s college basketball game of all-time.
Current head coach Tom Izzo, a former assistant at MSU, replaced Heathcote upon his retirement in 1995 and guided MSU to its second national championship victory in 2000. With the Spartans, Izzo has netted an additional National Championship game appearance in 2009, eight Final Four runs, six Big Ten tournament titles, over 700 career wins and a record for 11 Big Ten regular season championships, tied with Bob Knight and Ward Lambert. In 2025, the Spartans advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019.
Michigan State Spartans Team Info
Conference: Big Ten
Team Colors: Green and white
Team Rivals: Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin
Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center
East Lansing, Michigan is home to one of the premier basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference. The Michigan State Spartans play at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center, which opened in 1989 and seats 14,797.
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Tickets for the Spartans' 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster.
The Michigan State Spartans play their basketball games at Jack Breslin Student Events Center (or Breslin Center) in East Lansing, Michigan. The seating map for Breslin Center can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
Champions Classic
by TrueBlueCat on 11/15/12Georgia Dome - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5Awesome venue and awesome games!!!!! We are so glad Kentucky came to ATL so we could see them play!
Champions classic was a flop
by Dukeblows on 11/15/12Georgia Dome - AtlantaRating: 3 out of 5The officiating was terrible, players flopping everywhere, actual violations not called, officials were obviously biased and influenced by the antics of the coach, it's a wonder nobody was hurt. Adequate parking at the venue was unavailable, nothing better than walking around downtown in a big city after dark
- by Syan on 11/15/12Georgia Dome - AtlantaRating: 4 out of 5
Great game! I only wish that more MSU fans were present.
Classic was excellent
by NavyMustang on 11/15/12Georgia Dome - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5The State Farm classic was great, Kansas, MSU, Kentucky, and Duke all were great, it was great to see four power house teams battle it out. There were no blow outs, both games went down into the final minute.